Chapter 1: Are you sick?

  This slap wasn't slapped on Tang Zhong's face, but rather on the back of his hand that was caressing Lin Huiyin's buttocks, catching Tang Zhong off guard as he was just getting into the mood.

  Bai Su pressed the pause button and the music stopped temporarily.

  She walked up to Lin Huiyin and asked with concern: "Huiyin, are you okay?"

  "This makes Tang Chong feel like spitting blood. The one being beaten is himself, how can he go ask the person who beat him if they're okay? It's just like when your finger gets cut by a knife, you can't possibly run over and hug the knife to ask it if it's okay."

  Lin Huiyin's face was as expressionless as usual, but her ears and neck were slightly flushed with a faint blush, saying "Not used to it."

  Yes. The male lead in the previous MV was Tang Xin, and Tang Xin is a girl. She reached out to touch Lin Huiyin's back and buttocks, even though she felt strange in her heart, but she was willing to make some concessions for art. But today, the dance partner is actually Tang Chong. A real man - and dancing a very intimate dance with a still unfamiliar man, and letting him make such seductive moves, made her feel a bit uncomfortable in her heart.

  When Tang Chong's fingers touched her buttocks, she felt like it was on fire and didn't think twice about it, wanting to push away the source of the fire with a slap.

  Then Tang Zhong fell for it.

  Tang Chong didn't think he had suffered a great loss from being slapped. He was a man - okay, a boy.

  Men have a natural interest in and pursuit of women. When his fingertips touched her soft, cotton-like buttocks, he felt a sense of happiness that life should be like this. His fingertips barely touched and sank deeply, making Tang Zhong dare not use force. It seemed that if he used a little more force, he would split her butt in two.

  If a slap could get him a chance to touch Lin Huiyin's butt, Tang Zhong would not hesitate to consider coming up with a dozen.

  No matter how excellent a man is, he can't ignore that little thing about a woman's butt crack.

  "It's okay." Tang Zhong comforted seriously. "You'll get used to it after touching it a few times."

  "Hey, you're getting used to it just by touching it." Zhang He said with a sarcastic tone. It seemed like Tang Chong had touched Lin Huiyin before but didn't touch her now, which made her very angry. "Who told you to keep touching? Stinky pervert."

  "What do you want to do?" Tang Chong asked back. "Are we still doing this move or not?"

  "Can't you just pretend?" Zhang He said. "Make a good expression and posture, your hand doesn't need to touch Echo's butt - there are so many kisses on TV, do you think they're all real?"

  "It's not the same situation," said Tang Chong. "I don't touch her, how can I make a flirtatious move? Moreover, I need to hold her and do a spinning motion, this is originally a continuous action - if the camera zooms in, we will expose our flaws. And it won't achieve that overall aesthetic."

  "Hey, you still have the nerve to touch people? Why did Huiyin sister let you touch her? Why didn't you let her touch you?" Zhang Heben shouted with his hands on his hips like a little hooligan.

  At that moment, Tang Chong's face was filled with tears.

  My aunt, I'd let your Echo sister touch me. She can touch me however she wants, and whoever frowns is a damn idiot.

  "Shut up." Bai Su glared at Zhang Heben, stopping her from speaking nonsense.

  Then she looked at Tang Chong and said: "Hui Yin's physique is relatively sensitive. Is there any other way?"

  "There is." Tang nodded heavily.

  "What's the solution?"

  "I'm wearing gloves," T'ang Chien said.

  Lin Huiyin hadn't even protested yet, but Ah Ken, who was standing on the side, had already started shouting. "You can't wear gloves! Wearing gloves would ruin the aesthetic! Think about it - think carefully - in the midst of thrilling music, a man uses his fingertips to slide from a woman's back to her buttocks, what a beautifully seductive process that is! Ah, if you wore gloves, wouldn't that scene be strange? Isn't that like drawing a snake and adding feet?"

  "It's not you who is being touched, what are you opposing?" Zhang He said with a bad tone, seeing that A Ken was also helping Tang Chong speak.

  "If he wants to touch me, I'll let him." Ah Ken's small foot stomped and gritted his teeth: "This is dedication for art. Don't you guys have any conscience?"

  Tang Zhong's body shook violently. He thought to himself, "You're willing to sacrifice yourself, but I'm not willing to give up my hand."

  "Alright, alright. Let's not quarrel," said Bai Su. She looked at Lin Huiyin and asked, "Can't accept it?"

  Lin Huiyun shook her head.

  Tang Chong's hand touched her and her nerves and muscles naturally tensed up. It was not just dancing, even moving was extremely difficult.

  "Bai Su turned around and looked at Tang Chong."

  Tang Zhong thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I also think that this dance has some minor issues. I'll make some improvements to it, so it's more in line with the theme of this song and easier to popularize."

  "Tang Chong, can you still compose dances?" Bai Su asked with delight.

  "It won't do," said Tang Zhong. "It's hard for me to create a dance from scratch, but making some minor changes based on the original is no big deal. I danced from age seven to fifteen, then thought it was too childish..."

  "What? You say dancing is childish?" Zhang Heben and Lin Huiyin glared at Tang Chong simultaneously.

  "I really thought so at that time." Tang Zhong said with a shrug. After the age of 15, he preferred to read books and practice calligraphy. If he couldn't calm down and sit still, would his calligraphy skills be as good as they are today?

  "But the foundation is still there." Tang Zhong said. "Xu Sanjin once said that dancing is like painting with one's body. How good or bad the painting is, whether it's coherent or not, the painter knows best ----- although this dance combines various styles, this mishmash form isn't conducive to popularity either. We can simplify it a bit, so everyone who sees it will like it and find it easy to imitate."

  "Ah, you and I are thinking alike!" Ah Ken clapped his hands in approval. "At that time, the popularity of 'Growing Up for You' was still quite high. But the dance didn't catch on. I think the reason is because this dance style is too mixed and doesn't have a professional standard to follow. Take Cai Yi Lin's dances, each one will be widely imitated, which has a great pulling effect on her popularity-----"

  While speaking, Ah Ken also waved his hands and made the orchid finger gesture of "Dancing Girl", making Bai Su and Tang Zhong unable to bear looking at him.

  "Alright." Bai Su nodded. "Tang Zhong, I'll leave the matter of changing the dance to you. We still have some time, and if it's just a small modification, it should be easy to learn."

  "I'm really looking forward to it." Ah Ken said with a smile. "Be careful, I believe you will bring about a trend."

  "Just don't bring a bunch of nonsense." Zhang He said. She didn't believe that Tang Chong could make this dance any better.

  Bai Su made a gesture as if she was going to slap Zhang Heben's mouth, and Zhang Heben quickly hid behind Lin Huiyin.

  Bai Su asked: "Tang Chong, when did we start?"

  "Now." Táng Zhòng said. Although it's still half a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, he had promised Huā Míng Qiū and Yī Hán that when the Mid-Autumn holiday arrives, he would accompany them to play at Yu Nu Mountain. If he enters the mountain, he doesn't know when he can come back. He hopes to arrange the dance matter as soon as possible.

  "Now?" Bai Su asked in surprise. "Have you thought this through?"

  Choreographing is like painting and writing. You need inspiration to do it. Without inspiration, how can you create a dance?

  "Give it a try," said Tang Chong. "We skipped over a small section just now, and I have a few opinions about that section - first, the movement range when approaching the echo can be larger. The stride should be bigger, and the head swing should be more forceful."

  Tang Chong spoke while his feet spread apart, suddenly making a "one-legged horse" stance on the floor. He said: "After a series of movements are completed, use this movement to conclude. Echo, you're cold, so take the chill to the extreme."

  "Hebun, your dance is fine, but the expression on your face is a problem. Don't try to look cute on purpose."

  Zhang He was furious, if not for Bai Su stopping her, she would have rushed up to bite Tang Chong's little Tang Chong. Pointing at Tang Chong with anger, she said: "How can I be cute? How can I be cute? I'm already very cute, okay?"

  "Yes. You are indeed lovely." Tong Chong echoed. "So, you just need to keep your original flavor. More natural. Even more natural."

  When Tang Chong said this, Zhang He also stopped making trouble and seriously thought about his own problems.

  When Lin Huiyin and Zhang Heben had fully taken in Tang Zhong's words and began to practice according to his suggested improvements, Bai Su quietly retreated to a corner.

  "He will become the king." Ah Ken's eyes shone brightly as he looked at Tang Zhong, saying: "Xiao Susu, do you believe it? He must be able to become the king."

  "I've told him so long ago." Bai Su nodded with a smile of relief. "However, I look forward to him becoming the Heavenly Queen even more."

  "Hum, even if he disguises himself as a woman, he will still be the king of everyone - just you wait and see. Just like Brigitte Lin's portrayal of Dongfang Bubai became a classic, he will also make this role a classic."

  Bai Su sighed softly and said: "What a pity, he is not Tang Xin."

  The taxi arrived at the intersection of Xuefu Road, and Tang Zhong had just gotten out of the car. He was about to walk into the school gate when a woman's voice called out from behind him: "Mr. Tang, please wait."

  Mr. Tang?

  Tang Chong smiled.

  Who treats themselves with such respect?

  (PS: Wishing all handsome guys and beautiful girls who read my book a happy holiday!!!!! What? You say you're not a handsome guy? Hypocrite.)